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Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Items for Medical Office SOPS

The ´óÏóÊÓƵSurveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Items for medical offices were designed to be used in conjunction with the core SOPS Medical Office Survey to help medical offices assess the extent to which their organization's culture supports the diagnostic process, accurate diagnoses, and communication around diagnoses. The 12 supplemental items may be added to the end of the Medical Office Survey, just before the Background Questions.

The Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Items were developed and pilot tested for providers and staff and asks for their opinions about their medical office's processes around diagnosis.

Supplemental Items

  • Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Items for the Medical Office Survey – English (Word, 55 KB; PDF, 407 KB).
  • Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Items for the Medical Office Survey – Spanish (Word, 59 KB; PDF, 303 KB).

Topics Covered by the Diagnostic Safety Items

The Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Items address the following topic areas: Time Availability (3 items); Testing and Referrals (4 items); Provider and Staff Communication Around Diagnosis (5 items).

Diagnostic Safety Results

Resource List

This document contains references to websites that provide resources medical offices can use to help improve the culture of diagnostic safety in their organizations.

New ´óÏóÊÓƵSOPS Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Items for Medical Offices (59:38)

Technical Assistance

Page last reviewed October 2024
Page originally created April 2021

Internet Citation: Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Items for Medical Office SOPS. Content last reviewed October 2024. ´óÏóÊÓƵ, Rockville, MD.
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